I spent the afternoon picking out a photo for Light’s Bane’s cover, and all I can say is wow. I never thought being a romance writer would be so hard, what with writing about sex and viewing photos of gorgeous male chests. Yup, it’s a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta do it… Actually, writing sex scenes is…Continue reading News Roundup
Author: Lucy Varna
Location Scout: Eastern Tennessee
Every once in a while, my son and I like to hit the road and just wander. Early last week, we wandered over to eastern Tennessee and up into Virginia. We spent most of that time driving and talking, but managed to squeeze in a few visits to some historic sites, which is our favorite…Continue reading Location Scout: Eastern Tennessee
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L.J. Anderson of Mayhem Cover Creations has agreed to design the cover for Light’s Bane, the second book in the Daughters of the People series. It will likely be more along the lines of other paranormal romance covers. L.J. did a fantastic job on the cover for The Prophecy, and I look forward to working with her again. In fact, I…Continue reading News Roundup
Now Available: A Higher Purpose
My second story has now been published! A Higher Purpose is a novella set in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and is a paranormal romance featuring Ella Southards, a feisty local woman, and Adam Cowan, a guest lecturer at the local university. I really had a lot of fun writing Ella and Adam’s story. It went in a couple…Continue reading Now Available: A Higher Purpose
The Sign of a Successful Story
The Prophecy was my first novel, and it’s very dear to my heart simply because it’s the one that got me over the writing “hump.” I will always think of it fondly, regardless of whether people actually buy it or not. To me, financial success is far less important (at least, with this story) than whether…Continue reading The Sign of a Successful Story
Settings: Cullowhee, North Carolina
I was so excited about the upcoming release of A Higher Purpose that I talked Richard into taking a field trip yesterday to Cullowhee, North Carolina, AHP’s primary setting. If you’ve ever been before, then you already know that most of the real estate in Cullowhee is taken up by Western Carolina University. I usually visit WCU to…Continue reading Settings: Cullowhee, North Carolina
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A quote from Richard, referring to Adam Cowan, the hero in A Higher Purpose: “I’m just mad because he’s running with his shirt off, which means he’s skinny enough that when [Ella] knits him a sweater, he ain’t gonna be too fat to wear it.” *** Speaking of A Higher Purpose, the manuscript has been finalized, except…Continue reading News Roundup
The World of the People
My son and I were talking this morning about the creative process. He’s writing code for a game right now and started the conversation with a sleepy yawn because the code floating around in his head had kept him up all night, even after he went to bed. The characters from my books do the…Continue reading The World of the People
Facebook, Shmacebook
Because I’m new to fiction and marketing, I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few months studying ways to gain and interact with potential readers. Many of the marketing books out there promote using social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to do so because of its ostensibly wide reach. My gut feeling? Meh. Of course…Continue reading Facebook, Shmacebook
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Things are hopping around here. I received another offer for volunteer work with a genealogy society, and turned it down with much regret. I’m juggling too much right now! *** The first draft of A Higher Purpose is d-u-n done. Barring any unforeseen problems or acts of God (which are always unforeseen, unless you’re a prophet), it…Continue reading News Roundup